A couple of days ago we told you that Google added podcasts to Google Play Music. Today, Google is making it even easier to listen to your favorite podcasts. All you have to do is search for a show in the Google app and you'll be greeted by a short description of the podcast, a list of the three most recent episodes, and the option see more episodes.

Hit the play button next to any of the episode titles and the podcast will play immediately from within the Google app. If you leave the app, the podcast will continue to play in the background (even if your screen is off) and controls will automatically appear in the notification shade. Super nifty, eh?

The update happened server-side, so you don't need to download anything to get it to work. Just search for your favorite podcast (which is, of course, the Android Police podcast) in the Google app to try it out for yourself. Podcasts are available around the globe in English, so every one of our readers should be able to enjoy the new feature.

Comments

Wait... So... the feature is active world wide, but podcasts are not? Well, that's silly. Am I the only one seeing it like this?

roberto.elena

Well, just wait a little bit and someone from the US will explain us how wrong (and ignorant) we are and why this makes sense. It will be something like:

Bla, bla bla, bla.

Just wait and see.

danieltobey

What does his comment have to do with Americans?

roberto.elena

It has nothing to do with ALL Americans. It has to do with some of them though, those that always have very "insightful" (read: empty) comments like "don't blame Google, it's the laws in your countries" ready for this kind of BS.

James

Not all, obviously. But it represents the point of view of the majority of the American on this site. They keep trying to explain our own country's laws and regulations to us.

danieltobey

Yeah, this is really bizarre. Podcasts work in the Google Search app but not the Play Music app.

Derik Taylor

Honestly, the big one I am waiting for is the ability to mark episodes as played. So annoying that one cannot do that already.

Miku is Best Vocaloid

This is more useful to me than them being on Play Music.

senor_heisenberg

This is pretty great. I hope we see more functionality like this within the Google app.

Zeljko Marcec

you are not blind, I have the same issue! :)

senor_heisenberg

o/

Bart Koppelmans

But I still can't search for all podcasts within the app...

Zuke Arakaki

If the feature is active, how come it isn't working for me at all? Is there a new Google App update? It's mentioned that it's server side, so I'd assume that it should work for everyone.